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David O'Neil15-Oct-22 15:26
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obermd17-Oct-22 4:13
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NewsBack to the office? Don't expect to be more productive when you get there Pin
Kent Sharkey13-Oct-22 7:16
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NewsMicrosoft shows Windows 11 with floating taskbar and notification area on top Pin
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NewsThis Danish political party Is led by an AI Pin
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Dan Neely14-Oct-22 3:46
Dan Neely14-Oct-22 3:46 
Time to go back to basics:

Quote:
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Kent Sharkey wrote:
A is for Armageddon, brought by SkyNet.

B is for Battery, soon to be your job.

C is for Computer, your new overlord

And y'all can do the rest.


Challenge accepted!

D and E are for Dumb Elephant, the kind of person who hypes AI.

F is for Failure, the future of AI startups.

G is for Garbage, what they are actually peddling.

H is for Huckster, what all of them are.

I is for Inane, what true believers are.

J is for Joke, what the rest of us think of them.

K is for Kill, Skynet likes this.

L is for Ludicrous, what they are claiming.

M is for Manure, AI smells like this.

N is for Nope, what reality has to say.

O is for Orwellian, where it's all going.

P is for Prison, what the world will turn into.

Q is for Quack, not just for medicine.

R is for "Really?", how all claims should be addressed.

S is for Suckers, what the people funding the startups are.

T is for Tattered, like their connection to reality.

U is for Unlikely, which is putting it kindly.

V is for Vomit, what you probably expected me to reply with.

W is for Worthless, the future of their stock options.

X is for Xterminate, Skynet says hello again.

Y is for YHGTBSM, an appropriate response to the hucksters.

Z is for Zoo, the best we can hope for from out future overlords.


Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius

GeneralRe: This Danish political party Is led by an AI Pin
Kent Sharkey14-Oct-22 3:48
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Dan Neely14-Oct-22 3:55
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NewsMicrosoft Office will become Microsoft 365 in major brand overhaul Pin
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obermd13-Oct-22 8:18
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NewsBetter call Korben Dallas - it's starting! Pin
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NewsElon Musk sells Burnt Hair musk Pin
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NewsWindows 11 to get screen recorder, iCloud Photos integration, Apple TV and Music apps Pin
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NewsModernize with Microsoft Cloud, the most complete developer platform Pin
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